Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport continues search for low-cost airline

Savannah Airport Commission Executive Director Patrick Graham said he was confident Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport would get JetBlue earlier this year.

Yet as the pace of the economy’s recovery slowed, this didn’t happen. JetBlue instead began focusing on its international service, he said.

Graham said Thursday he doesn’t see the airline coming to Savannah/Hilton Head this year. But he likes the airport’s chances as it continues to woo JetBlue in its search for a fifth airline, preferably a low-cost carrier.

“We continue to push and continue to keep JetBlue well versed in everything that is happening here,” Graham said. “Now, we have to look to 2013.”

On Thursday, an outside consultant for the airport spoke to a crowd of 30 people at the International Trade and Convention Center.

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